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Plants

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Plants

This unit helps students explore what plants require for survival, how plants grow, plant parts and their functions, how people and other animals use plants, special types of plants, where different kinds of plants can be found, and other plant-related topics.

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Plants

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mid

high

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SAZ Journal (K-2)

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Fruit Seeds

Plants, Water, and Sunlight

Sorting Leaves

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FOCUS Book Teacher's Guide | Projectable

Roses
low

City Gardening
mid

Giant Sequoias
mid

Pinecones
mid

Powerful Plants
high

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Water Lily
low

Corn
mid

Maple Tree
mid

Saguaro
mid

Sunflower
mid

Pitcher Plant
high

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Mushroom

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Plants Seeking Light

Vampire Weeds

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Landscape Gardener; Plant Grower; Logger; Maple Tapper

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Dangerous Plants
low

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mid

Dangerous Plants
high

Do Not Touch!
low

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mid

Do Not Touch!
high

Food from Trees
low

Food from Trees
mid

Food from Trees
high

Grains
low

Grains
mid

Grains
high

Plants in the Desert
low

Plants in the Desert
mid

Plants in the Desert
high

The Wonderful Tree
low

The Wonderful Tree
mid

The Wonderful Tree
high

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The Secret Seeder
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The Secret Seeder
high

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A Seed Grows - Level G

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Plants

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Plant Parts

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Complete Plants Game Pack

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Plants

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Crossword; Word Search; Unscramble

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